Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

Jurisdiction

According to the official Senate website, the jurisdiction of the Finance Committee includes the following:

taxation and other revenue measures generally, and those relating to the insular possessions

bonded debt of the United States

customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery

reciprocal trade agreements

tariff and import quotas, and related matters thereto

the transportation of dutiable goods

deposit of public moneys

general revenue sharing

health programs under the Social Security Act, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other health and human services programs financed by a specific tax or trust fund